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Illinois Issues
Est. 1975 MARCH 1981 VOL. VII, NO. 3
ILLINOIS ISSUES is published by Sangamon State University. The magazine's board is appointed by the presidents of Sangamon State University and the University of Illinois. In addition to subscription income the magazine is supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, support from the University of Illinois and Sangamon State University, and donations. The contents of the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of either university, the Ford Foundation or other donors.
Publisher: J. Michael Lennon
Editor: Caroline Gherardini
Circulation director: John E. Cockrell
Editor emeritus: William L. Day
Associate editors: Margaret S. Knoepfle,
Richard J. Shereikis
Fulfillment manager: Elizabeth A. Curl
Legislative correspondent: Diane Ross
Contributing editors: Tom Littlewood,
Bill Miller, Robert Kieckhefer,
Mark Gruenberg, Milton Rakove,
Ed McManus, Anna J. Merritt,
Larry Smith, Beverly Fleming
Artist: Ed Dyson
Business staff: Bonnie S. Roberts
Student staff: Cheryl A. Tinsley, Claudia
L. Woolridge, Cynthia L. Konold
Pat Karlak
The Board
Chairman: Samuel K. Gove, director, Institute
of Government and Public Affairs, University
of Illinois, Urbana
Vice Chairman: Thomas F. Roeser, vice
president-government relations, The
Quaker Oats Company, Chicago
John N. Collins, director, Center for
Policy Studies and Program Evaluation,
Sangamon State University, Springfield
William L. Day, editor emeritus, Springfield
Doris B. Holleb, director, Metropolitan
Institute, University of Chicago
David Kenney, director, Illinois Department
of Conservation, Springfield
James R. Kackley, partner, Arthur Andersen &
Co., Chicago
Louis H. Masotti, director, Center for Urban
Affairs, Northwestern University,
Evanston
Odas Nicholson, lawyer, Chicago
James D. Nowlan, Institute of Government and
Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana
James T. Otis, lawyer, Chicago
Theodore Peterson, professor of journalism,
University of Illinois, Urbana
Betsy Plank, assistant vice president, Illinois
Bell Telephone Co., Chicago
Gerald H. Pugh, vice president and director of
government relations, Combined Insurance
Company of America, Chicago
Honorable Samuel H. Shapiro, lawyer,
Kankakee
Carl Shier, international representative, Region
4, United Auto Workers
Honorable William G. Stratton, vice president,
Canteen Corporation, Chicago
James M. Wall, editor, Christian Century,
Chicago
Samuel W. Witwer, lawyer, Chicago
James C. Worthy, professor of management.
Northwestern University
J. Michael Lennon, ex officio member
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Contents
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Five-Part Special By DIANE ROSS
4 The Day the Republicans Stole the Senate
5 Divided Democrats: From clout to rout
7 And the spirits chuckled
8 The Day of the Banana Republic
9 The Day the Democrats Stole the House
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 10 The bullet bites the dust: Will the Cutback Amendment bring competition and accountability?
By David H. Everson
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16 The Illinois Appellate Court: The wheels of justice grind exceedingly slow
By Janeen Burkholder
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21 Humanities Essays Welfare Policy: It mirrors-but cannot mend our fragmented society
By Leroy S. Wehrle
2 THE STATE OF THE STATE
By Diane Ross
Thompson never looked better
27 BOOK REVIEW By Richard J. Shereikis
American dreams: a disparate chorus
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28 SCIENCE By Julie A. Dutton
The difficulty of definition: drug paraphernalia
29 LEGISLATIVE ACTION By Shelley Davis
The Illinois House...and never was heard a discouraging word
32 EXECUTIVE REPORT By Shelley Davis
The rationing of Lake Michigan water
38 CHICAGO By Milton Rakove
The view from London
39 WASHINGTON By Robert Mackay
Redistricting: who's gotta go?
40 POLITICS By Robert Kieckhefer
Where is the Thompson road program?
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THE ROSTRUM________41
The family farm: will it survive
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS ________32
Prisoners and public defenders
JUDICIAL RULINGS __________35
Dunne's veto improper/ Strong dissent on 'Cutback Amendment' ruling/
Juvenile Offender Act upheld/ Open Meetings Act upheld-in Urbana case/
Murder conviction, by itself, not test of parent's fitness/
Toy gun does not an armed robber make
LETTERS __________34
STATE STIX __________34
NAMES __________37
Reagan names Block to cabinet
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ILLINOIS ISSUES (USPS 060-130) is published monthly (12 times per year). Editorial offices: 226 Capital Campus, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62708 (telephone: 217/782-0294). Please address questions regarding your subscription to ILLINOIS ISSUES, Subscription Division, P. O. Box 251, Mount Morris, Illinois 61054 (telephone: 815-734-4151).
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